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“We were handed the vaccine, and they said here's what you can do with that vaccine.

Oregon slow to vaccinate health care workers Numbers from the state show Oregon has received more than 130,000 doses of the vaccine and only administered 30,000 shots. Author: Cristin Severance (KGW) Updated: 9:25 PM MST December 30, 2020 PORTLAND, Ore. — The federal plan to administer the COVID-19 vaccine may be called Operation Warp Speed, but it seems like Operation Barely Moving in states like Oregon. Numbers from the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) show while the state has received more than 130,000 doses of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines, only 20% of tha...

How many Oregonians screened for more contagious coronavirus strain? State officials don’t know Updated Jan 21, 2021; Posted Jan 21, 2021 An employee at the University of Portland is the first person in Oregon identified with a new contagious variant of the coronavirus. Facebook Share But that doesn’t mean other people aren’t infected with it. In fact, state health officials assume the variant is present in Oregon, although there’s no evidence it’s widespread. Understanding the scale is difficult, however, because state officials cannot even say how many Oregonians have been scree...

Community questions Oregon's vaccine priority list as 65+ pushed back As of right now, Oregonians 80 and older will be able to get vaccinated starting Feb. 8, but it will likely be March before people around 65 can get a vaccine. Posted: Jan 18, 2021 7:07 PM Updated: Jan 18, 2021 7:25 PM Posted By: Kennedy Dendy LANE COUNTY, Ore. -- The pandemic continues to take its toll, and some Oregonians are demanding answers about how vaccines are being given out. “I really feel upset,” Oakridge resident Patty Lee said. “I have a family member who's already received his first vaccine and had an ...

By Caroline Chen, Isaac Arnsdorf and Ryan Gabrielson ProPublica is a nonprofit newsroom that investigates abuses of power. Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published. Hospitals and clinics across the country are canceling vaccine appointments because the Trump administration tells states how many doses they’ll receive only one week at a time, making it all but impossible to plan a comprehensive vaccination campaign. The...